Teenager struck, killed by DC Metro subway train; officials say it might have been intentionalSeptember 17th, 2009 Teenager struck, killed by DC subway trainWASHINGTON — A teenage boy was struck and killed by a subway train in Washington, D.C., and investigators believe he may have stepped in the train's path on purpose. Metro transit system officials said the unidentified boy was struck about 2 p.m.
DC Metro subway worker dies after being hit by train last week; 3rd employee killed this yearSeptember 14th, 2009 DC subway worker dies after hit by train last weekWASHINGTON — A worker on the Washington Metro transit system has died of injuries from being struck by a train last week. Metro officials say 44-year-old John Moore, of Arlington, Va., died Monday of injuries suffered in Thursday's accident.
Records show DC Metro's crash avoidance system malfunctioned once before deadly June collisionAugust 9th, 2009 Records: DC Metro safety system failed beforeWASHINGTON —A safety system designed to help subway trains avoid crashes had malfunctioned months before a deadly Washington Metro crash in June, newly obtained records show. A crash was avoided March 2 only after the subway train's operator used an emergency brake to avoid hitting another train, according to records obtained by the Washington Post.
DC Mayor Fenty acknowledges the capital's rail transit aging, needs an safety improvementJune 25th, 2009 DC mayor concedes subway system needs improvementWASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty says this week's deadly crash of a Metro subway train dramatizes the need for officials who operate the system to upgrade and modernize the fleet. Fenty said in a nationally broadcast interview Thursday that while federal safety investigators are still searching for the cause of the crash that killed nine and injured scores of others, there's no question that the issue of rail car safety is a valid one.
Safety board investigators want DC subway train operator's cell phone, texting recordsJune 24th, 2009 Train crash investigators want cell, text recordsWASHINGTON — Federal investigators want the cell phone and texting records from the operator of a Washington subway train that smashed into another train to determine whether she was distracted before the crash. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board says the request for the records is part of broader examination of what might have caused the accident that killed nine people and injured scores of others Monday.
NTSB Official: Train in crash was in group recommended for replacementJune 23rd, 2009 NTSB: Train in group recommended for phaseoutWASHINGTON — The subway train that plowed into another, causing a crash that killed seven and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal regulators had recommended three years ago be phased out or retrofitted, a safety investigator said Tuesday. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the Metrorail transit system "was not able to do what we asked them to do."
The rush-hour crashed sent more than 70 people to area hospitals and killed at least seven people.
NTSB:Train in crash was in group recommended for phaseout but Metro didn't replace itJune 23rd, 2009 NTSB: Crash train was recommended for phaseoutWASHINGTON — The subway train that plowed into another, causing a crash that killed seven and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out due to safety concerns, an investigator said Tuesday. But the Metrorail transit system "was not able to do what we asked them to do," and the old trains kept running despite the 2006 warnings, said Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
District officials now say 7 dead in Metro rear-end collision in Monday's rush-hour accidentJune 23rd, 2009 City lowers death toll in Metro crash MondayWASHINGTON — District of Columbia officials have lowered the number of fatalities in Monday's subway system accident to seven, instead of the nine reported earlier. Mayor Adrian Fenty said officials are "going to let the investigation run its course" and said that hopefully the number will not exceed seven by the end of the day.
After years of improved safety, a spate of rail accidents hit U.S. cities, especially subwaysJune 23rd, 2009 Third recent subway or commuter rail hits big cityWASHINGTON — For the third time in nine months, a major subway or commuter rail crash occurred in a big city. Until last September, rail systems — much like their airline counterparts — were cruising with far fewer accidents than in previous years and decades.
5 DC metro crash victims identified; 4 were passengers, 1 was train operatorJune 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that four passengers ranging in age from 23 to 64 were killed when a train barreling down the tracks hit a stopped train a day earlier.
NTSB Official: Better crash-worthiness standards needed for rail cars, 9 now dead in accidentJune 23rd, 2009 NTSB eyeing subway standards in wake of accidentWASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.
one killed, several injured in US subway collisionJune 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A subway train derailed and collided with a second train Monday in the US capital Washington with at least one person killed and many injured, authorities said. The accident occurred around 5 p.m.
Federal officials are investigating yesterday's Washington Metro train crash that killed 9June 23rd, 2009 Feds investigate DC train crash that killed 9WASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB Official: past train accidents raised concerns not fixed before deadly crashJune 23rd, 2009 NTSB: past subway train accidents raised concernsWASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.
Federal officials are investigating yesterday's Washington Metro train crash that killed 7June 23rd, 2009 Feds investigate DC train crash that killed 7WASHINGTON — The subway train that plowed into another, causing a crash that killed seven and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal regulators had recommended three years ago be phased out or retrofitted, a safety investigator said Tuesday. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the Metrorail transit system "was not able to do what we asked them to do."
The rush-hour crashed sent more than 70 people to area hospitals and killed at least seven people.
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